Paul in the woods

That is my understanding, I would assume I should be contacted and a wayleave arranged before the pole is erected if the pole serves another property (which it will do). Now I'm not interested in any payment but would expect to at least be consulted. The contractors don't seem to think this is necessary. (They're not BT Open Reach which may not help).

Thanks for the replies. The pole is the result of the roll out of fibre in the area and is being driven by the county council. The problem I'm having is that the contractor is behaving like they have the right to put poles wherever they fancy and I expect the council will take the same approach. I have told them they can't put a pole on my land without my permission but I expect they will just ignore me. Hence asking if anyone actually knows the law. As with most telecoms problems, I will try and catch the people doing the work and sort it out with them but I can't always be around the place. A land agent sounds an expensive option although I might look into this for another patch of land.

Does anyone know the law around the insertion of new telegraph poles? I.e. if one is to be inserted on private land does the owner of the pole need to seek permission from the owner of the land? This pole is not to supply my property. I ask as I've received a letter informing me of the intention to insert a pole on/near my land. I don't have an objection in principle but I would like to agree where it's sited. Unfortunately the contractors doing the work don't seem competent - I've been given two different types of co-ordinates which don't match and one has the pole being erected right in the middle of a neighbouring house. I'm concerned they'll site the pole too close to a gate as to block access or possibly too close to a tree that needs taking out. I've tried contacting the contractors a few times but they are rude and unhelpful and just ignore the question.

I had a far more rotten alder in my woodland. Survived all sorts of storms until Eunice felled a healthy looking ash which took out the alder. With dieback about I wouldn't risk leaving that ash meself.

That's so 2020, you've forgotten to add another £50 to certify they're dry.

I assume you'd have some form of choice? If the site is suitable a nice oak would be a good bet, doesn't seem to get going for 10+ years in my experience.

Of no help to the OP, but is anyone else thinking of the Dead Parrot sketch? No, no, the trees resting...

I doubt the stove is HETAS installed, many aren't. No harm in asking the seller but if it's a sellers market they'll probably not want to bother with sorting out anything. You may also have trouble with house insurance if you use the stove without getting it inspected. It does sound like you need someone who knows what they are doing to sort it. Going back to the stove, do you know the make or have a photo? On the old Rayburns etc they had a cover you could lift off the hot plate, that was for cleaning out the soot and access to the flu. Seems to be called a 'plug' on some old photos. Fairly common so I would hope yours could be sealed and signed off.

And if anyone is very, very bored. This DEFRA research might be of interest: Research to understand burning in UK homes and gardens http://sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&Module=More&Location=None&Completed=0&ProjectID=20159

The reports can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/emissions-of-air-pollutants/emissions-of-air-pollutants-in-the-uk-particulate-matter-pm10-and-pm25 Looking through the reports, data and various links I'm not sure how acurate the numbers are. Some of the numbers seem to be based on what they describe as "highly uncertain estimates". I did find this document which seems to try and work out the various sources of particulates but it seems to be based on multiple statistics and surveys so the room for error is huge. From here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1054220/Methods_and_quality_processes_for_UK_air_pollutant_emissions_statistics.pdf The above is just part of their explanation of how they worked out the numbers for bonfires. Based on an old survey and I'm sure many of the responses to that would have been rather innacurate.

That's why I bought a Sealey trolley jack which has 3 self-locking positions. It's a bit of a pain to remember to lift and unlock, but for the times when you forget to use an axle stand... Mines a Sealey 2000LJ, they used to do a 3 tonne one but they seem hard to come by now.

Just thinking alound but would dust etc under the trigger switch cause this at all, i.e. acting like the trigger is pressed ever so slightly?

I think you're being rather outdated. When I lived in suburbia both my neighbours were retired so, if anything, were more likely to be out on the weekend. Now many people work from home so preople will be about 7 days a week. You could always get the clients to ask, or am I odd in doing that? Anyway, I've always prefered to work sundays and take a week day off, avoiding the noise of all the mowers, pressure washers etc.

Can't you just make a banner up with "Insulate Britain" on it and call work on Sundays a political protest? Or phone your local council to see what they advise as they will be the ones who can advise what they regard as acceptable?

As far as I'm aware Woodsure are part of HETAS which are a government appointed and funded body. So to most people I doubt there's much distiction between Woodsure and DEFRA. HETAS say they "work closely with government" so I expect the new regs were drafted with input from HETAS (it would be strange if they weren't) so what you were told be Woodsure seems a bit misleading.

I've got a few plastic 5l petrol cans knocking about and only some of the spouts fit the aspen cans.

Which way do the cones grow, point up or hang down?

Whilst some of the comments are a bit over the top it's a bit naive to think Woodsure would say anything else. They're getting plenty of cash from hard working folk and I would expect by now their advice to be a bit more accurate. From a consumer point of view they also seem a strange organisation as they appear to be a trades body advertising wood and an enforcement body. The proof of the pudding will be how many unregistered traders are put out of business, my personal experience of trading standards has been very poor so I'll not hold my breath.

Size wise it'll split quite big logs, my instructions say 600mm diameter. But, the rails can't really cope with holding such a large log on the splitter as it splits. Bits of wood can get caught in the rails and damage them. Looking at most of the horizontal electric splitters this seems to be a common design flaw. If I was only splitting large logs I'd look at one similar to Mr Haironyourchests

Whilst I agree with that I think the decline of greenfinches is down to people not keeping their bird feeders and water clean and spreading Trichomonosis about. https://www.bto.org/our-science/projects/gbw/gardens-wildlife/garden-birds/disease/trichomonosis

You need to be careful when using an extension lead as you risk damaging the motor if the power drops too much. https://forest-master.com/ufaqs/operating-a-machine-on-an-extension-lead-over-10-metres/ I have the Forest Master 8 Ton, FM16TW-TC. It's fine, still working ok but not without fault. The paint wasn't great when delivered and the stand isn't up to much and a weld snapped. Design wise it isn't great for large diameter logs but fine for most things.

This idea any use? https://bushcraftuk.com/community/threads/kindling-splitter.152983/

Cone is too small for Noble fir (they point upwards and can be 10" long). I also think Noble fir leaves tend to be a bit more rigid but hard to tell in those pics.

I know the Scottish rules have diverged from the English ones but thinning under 10cm dbh still seems to be exempt. Details here: https://forestry.gov.scot/support-regulations/felling-permissions Interestingly the Scottish rules cover dead trees:

I don't have any contractual obligations with my woodlands, I manage them for a bit of firewood and nature's benefit mostly. There are all sorts of competing goals though. For me there are all sorts of risks to the trees, from Hymenoscyphus fraxineus, invasive plants etc to pests such as grey squirrels and deer. Ivy isn't really much of a concern and, if anything, probably prevents some deer damage. As you're after hard facts, do you have any to back up your thoughts? Any records going back 10, 20 or more years of that small spinney? Talking of which, the tall trees in the middle of the photo that look a bit like beech, I note one has lost it's top but there doesn't appear to be much ivy growing up it. I expect there's more serious problems exposure, disease and over spray from the farm.